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The pass of Thermopylae was the location of the famous stand by three hundred Spartans and 7,00o other Greek soldiers against the Persian army.
The Spartans 300 was in fact 2,400 counting their light infantry. The Spratans were part of a blocking force of 7,000 from other Greek city-states holding the pass.

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Three hundred Spartans made a famous stand against the Persian army in the name of freedom at .?

The Battle of Thermopylae .


How did three hundred Spartans die defending the pass at?

Three hundred Spartans died defending the pass at Thermopylae during a heroic stand against the vastly larger Persian army led by King Xerxes in 480 BCE. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Spartans, led by King Leonidas, fought fiercely to delay the Persian advance and protect Greece. Their sacrifice became a symbol of courage and determination, showcasing the Spartan commitment to their homeland and ideals of honor. Ultimately, they were betrayed by a local resident who revealed a secret path to the Persians, leading to the Spartans' encirclement and demise.


What was the name of the war the Spartans fought the Persians?

The Spartans combined with the other southern Greek states to repel a Persian invasion designed to incorporate mainland Greece within the Persian empire in 480-479 BCE.It is often called today the Persian War, however the Greeks fought the Persians off and on over two hundred years.


How many spartens defended in the battle of Thermopylae?

In the Battle of Thermopylae, a small force of approximately 300 Spartan warriors, led by King Leonidas, defended against a vastly larger Persian army in 480 BC. Alongside the Spartans, there were also several hundred other Greek allies, but the Spartans were the most notable and committed to the stand. Their bravery and sacrifice have become legendary symbols of courage and resistance against overwhelming odds.


Three hundred Spartans died defending what pass?

Three Spartans died defending the pass of Thermopylae


The empire fought a ten year war with the Greek city-states?

The Persian Empire fought the Persian War against a couple of hundred Greek city-states over fifty years 499-449-BCE.


Where in Greece were most of the allies against the Persian Empire?

Initially the Peloponnese Peninsula, but later in the war, it was a couple of hundred city-states in Asia Minor liberated from Persian rule, and with a vested interest in keeping the Persians at bay.


Who fought during the Persian wars?

The Persian Empire and a couple of hundred of the city-states of the Greek world.


Did the 300 hundred Spartans die?

Yes. While succeeding in battle, a traitor led the Persians to a secret passage behind the Spartans, in my opinion killing the worlds greatest soldiers.


What year was spartas war?

The Spartans were at war every few years for several hundred years.


300 spartans died defending what pass?

Three hundred Spartans died defending the Pass of Thermopylae, also known as The Hot Gates. After the battle was over, the Persians gained control of Boeotia.


Did king leonidas real had 300 men and against a million?

Not a million, the actual number of the Persians is estimated to be about Seventy thousand to three hundred thousand. Also, there wasn't only 300 Spartans. There was Thespians, Arcadians, Corinthians, Phocans, and other Greeks, the total Greek force was about Five thousand, or around there. Only 300 of those Greeks were Spartans, however.